Two former Parramatta Eels players are accused of harbouring semi-automatic weapons and possessing more than half-a-million dollars in cash after dramatic arrests in Sydney's Centennial Park yesterday.

WA's ERA boss moves to Synergy

The head of Western Australia's Economic Regulation Authority (ERA) has been appointed full-time chairman of the state-owned energy retailer and generator Synergy.

Lyndon Rowe succeeds Michael Smith who recently quit the board after eight years, along with three other board members.

Energy Minister Mike Nahan said Synergy was transforming after the merger of the old Synergy and Verve Energy.

"The new business will continue to evolve as the state government focuses on dealing with the challenges confronting energy utilities in a changing marketplace and reducing Synergy's reliance on its operating subsidy," Dr Nahan said.

The minister said the scale of the newly merged Synergy required a full-time chairman to support chief executive Jason Waters in turning the business around from a commercial, cultural and operational perspective and reducing its reliance on taxpayer-funded operating subsidies.

Mr Rowe has now stood down as chairman of the ERA, where he had been since 2004.

He is also a former chief executive of the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and is a current director of Perth Airport.